JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, FEBRUARY 2000
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Feb. 2000 Feb. 1999 Feb. 2000 Feb. 1999
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,148 854 937 1,452
Others 452 532 514 540
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 90 103 70 80
Atlantic salmon 2,189 1,757 1,483 1,149
Yellowfin tuna 2,837 2,638 1,992 1,892
Bluefin tuna 478 142 1,225 464
Bigeye tuna 1,688 1,604 1,319 1,301
Southern bluefin tuna 17 28 16 29
Sea bream 67 74 61 96
Billfish 87 132 60 90
Frozen
Swordfish 88 65 70 49
Pacific sockeye 896 84 447 63
Pacific coho 12,386 11,339 6,884 6,474
Other Pacific salmon 204 1,956 108 318
Pink salmon 5,017 3,746 2,858 2,031
Atlantic salmon 285 577 134 303
Other salmon 145 84 68 44
Halibut 1,748 1,905 625 744
Albacore tuna 55 101 15 17
Yellowfin tuna 8,818 5,577 2,403 1,923
Skipjack 6,884 4,580 432 430
Bluefin tuna 91 357 295 935
Bigeye tuna 8,037 8,988 6,062 7,654
Herring 4,619 4,466 498 443
Cod 5,309 907 1,718 209
Mackerel 6,742 8,032 825 1,006
Mero 771 1,541 555 1,011
Jack mackerel 10,457 4,862 913 448
Sea bream 659 261 173 53
Capelin 617 379 226 158
Billfish 386 426 100 87
Spanish mackerel 145 399 64 142
Rockfish 907 1,268 173 343
Sablefish 396 546 401 445
Herring roe 186 59 111 37
Pollock roe 572 1,308 368 924
Mero, fillet 525 879 616 879
Swordfish, fillet 54 114 30 49
Pollock surimi 1,250 2,863 305 747
Cod Surimi 593 229 120 46
Threadfin bream 3,732 3,246 726 665
Salted/dried
Herring roe 66 83 61 57
Pollock roe 111 181 153 265
Salmon roe 378 196 989 502
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 395 273 277 218
Arkshell 543 565 361 320
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 165 179 488 460
King crab 1,098 1,097 610 739
Tanner crab 1,088 825 456 446
Blue crab 98 107 162 188
Other crab 373 135 218 186
Oyster 2,174 1,496 1,347 848
Clam 3,579 3,810 795 867
Frozen
Spiny lobster 443 799 894 120
Lobster 88 47 195 91
Shrimp 17,038 16,542 18,038 17,252
King crab 1,488 2,002 2,591 2,612
Tanner crab 386 1,829 390 1,454
Blue crab 412 588 198 249
Other crab 77 104 48 52
European cuttlefish 1,428 2,411 491 915
Octopus 25,324 20,807 7,151 9,655
Scallop 52 44 29 30
Other cuttlefish 1,961 2,385 1,215 1,483
Squid 95 745 22 140
Abalone 10 18 36 24
Salted/dried
Squid 92 61 67 60
Sea urchin roe 25 19 116 62
Jellyfish 652 539 291 346
Seaweed, dried 353 364 257 235
Seaweed, salted 2,284 2,917 229 283
Prepared
Eel 5,833 4,172 6,544 6,565
Canned crab 1 1 3 4
Fish meal 12,500 16,253 739 1,258
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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